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Sir Robert Ball (1840-1913) Victorian Astronomer Detailed biographical information of British astronomer and lecturer. People in the History of Astronomy Short biographies of Pythagoras, Ptolemy, Copernicus, Kepler, Galileo, Newton, Halley, Einstein, and Hawking. The Bruce Medalists Brief biographies, photos, and links to winners of this annual award for lifetime contributions to astronomy. History of Astronomy: Persons Catalogue of biographical links covering hundreds prominent astronomers, past and present. [Also in German] Hodierna's Deep Sky Observations Catalogue of Giovanni Batista Hodierna's (1597-1660) long forgotten observations; detailed information about each object. Holders of the Post of British Astronomer Royal Notable achievements and timelines of Flamsteed, Halley, Bradley, Bliss, Maskelyne, Pond, Airy, Christie, Dyson, H.S. Jones, and Wooley (covering 1675 to 1971). Links to Astronomer Biographies Short biographies of Argelander, Bürgel, Cassini, Celsius, Encke, Fermat, Goodricke, Huygens, and Scheiner written by Jens Dengler. [Also in German] Jean Houzeau in Jamaica Detailed biography of Belgian astronomer, Jean Charles Houzeau (1820-1888) Christiaan Huygens Short biography of Christiaan Huygens (1629-1695). Charles Messier Highly detailed biography including links to his full catalogue of 110 objects. |
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